Why do clones have New Zealand accents?

The clones are supposed to sound Kiwi, as Tem Morrison is a New Zealander. But Dee Bradley Baker gave the clones an Australian accent in TCW instead, which is a bit ironic and funny. ^Thats true to some extent but if you listen to a lot of rex's slang it sounds very kiwi.
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Why do the clones have Jango's accent?

Morrison's voice became so closely associated with the clone troopers that American voice actor Dee Bradley Baker chose to emulate Jango Fett's accent for his work voicing the clones on Star Wars: The Clone Wars rather than confuse audiences by switching it up.
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Why did the clone's accent change?

Fan explanation: As Boba got older, he didn't want the same accent which all the clones had, so he forced himself to unlearn it. When the clones became less common, he decided to stop hiding it. You can still hear a little bit of Logan's accent in TCW.
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What kind of accent do the clone troopers have?

They have New Zealand accents. This is because Jango Fett was played by Temuera Morrison, who is from New Zealand (and Little Boba was played by Daniel Logan, same). Every Clone Trooper that ever existed is a clone of Jango Fett… and in Star Wars, apparently cloning includes mental patterns like your accent in speech.
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Are clone troopers in New Zealand?

Temuera Morrison, the actor of Jango Fett in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, is from New Zealand and that accent slipped into his character of Jango and likewise the clones. Dee Bradley Baker, voice actor for clones in TCW, of course had to emulate that. So hence why clones have a New Zealand accent.
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How the Kiwi accent evolved

Do all clones have a kiwi accent?

The clones are supposed to sound Kiwi, as Tem Morrison is a New Zealander. But Dee Bradley Baker gave the clones an Australian accent in TCW instead, which is a bit ironic and funny. ^Thats true to some extent but if you listen to a lot of rex's slang it sounds very kiwi.
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Is Jango Fett a kiwi?

Temuera Derek Morrison is a Kiwi actor known for his critically acclaimed role of Jake "The Muss" Heke in the 1994 film Once Were Warriors. He gained international recognition for portraying the bounty hunter Jango Fett in. Morrison was born in the town of Rotorua, in the North Island of New Zealand.
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What is Palpatine's accent?

As the senator, Palpatine seems to have a common British accent.
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Why do stormtroopers have American accents?

In general, most *CLONE* Troopers had similar accents, owing to the fact that they were literal clones of Jango Fett. They got their accent from him. They didn't necessarily have *exactly* the same accent, possibly due to regional differences in where they were stationed.
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What accent does Qui Gon have?

Qui-Gon Jinn's name is only spoken within the last few seconds before the credits roll. Qui-Gon Jinn speaks with an English accent here. In all other portrayals he speaks with a distinct Irish accent.
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How did America lose the English accent?

The first is isolation; early colonists had only sporadic contact with the mother country. The second is exposure to other languages, and the colonists came into contact with Native American languages, mariners' Indian English pidgin and other settlers, who spoke Dutch, Swedish, French and Spanish.
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What killed the transatlantic accent?

After the accent's decline following the end of World War II, this American version of a "posh" accent has all but disappeared even among the American upper classes, as Americans have increasingly dissociated from the speaking styles of the East Coast elite; if anything, the accent is now subject to ridicule in ...
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What is the omegas accent?

There's a lot of Michelle Ang in Omega, the newest member of Clone Force 99, on Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The actor was invited to use her native New Zealand accent, an homage to fellow Kiwi Temuera Morrison who originated the role of Jango Fett and the clone soldiers in the prequel films.
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What ethnicity is Jango Fett?

Hailing from the planet Concord Dawn, Fett was a foundling of the Mandalorians trained by a mentor, and, as a Mandalorian warrior, fought in the Mandalorian Civil Wars before becoming a bounty hunter.
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Why is Palpatine's clone deformed?

In the novelization of The Rise of Skywalker, Kylo Ren deduced that Palpatine's dark side spirit and power were too strong for the clone body to handle, causing major deterioration, which is known to happen to many dark side users – the stronger they get, the more damage to their physical bodies.
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Why did Jango Fett allow himself to be cloned?

Ultimately, Jango Fett did not ask much in return for providing his DNA. All he wanted was an unaltered clone for himself. This boy would not be engineered in any way, so that he could grow and develop at a normal pace and live out a human lifespan. In this way, Boba Fett™ was Jango Fett's only son.
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Why does Princess Leia speak with a British accent?

He pulled her aside to guide her in a more emotional direction, reminding her that the character is in a threatening position and is supposed to be upset, and according to Fisher, when she gets upset she gets British. She told BBC America that it seemed more appropriate because the British are "better at conflict."
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Why does Finn have an American accent?

John didn't think that the British accent really worked and him and JJ both agreed that the American accent was better for the character.
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Why does Darth Vader have a British accent?

The real life explanation is that Jones was emulating something actors used to do in Old Hollywood-era movies (the "Mid-Atlantic", like Joupena said). Cus baddies always have to be English in American movies. Probably a throwback to Empire.
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What is Obi Wan's accent?

Did Obi-Wan have a British accent also in the first movies? Absolutely. Sir Alec Guinness, the original actor for Obi-Wan, was English by birth and used his own accent in the role. If anything, Ewan McGregor is imitating Guinness rather than using his own Scottish accent.
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Was Palpatine afraid of Yoda?

He understood he lost the ethereal battle before their physical fight even began. Thus, Palpatine never viewed Yoda as a major concern, even though the Jedi Master fought him to a de facto draw during the events of Revenge of the Sith.
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How did Yoda not sense Palpatine?

Palpatine used his powers to hide his true nature from the Jedi, utilizing Force Concealment to completely hide his presence in the Force while clouding the Force for the Jedi. The Clone Wars also kept the Jedi busy and weakened, preventing them from realizing his true identity.
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Are stormtroopers all Jango Fett?

The phase 1 and phase 2 clone troopers are clones that have the same genetics as Jango Fett but the Stormtroopers from the empire aren't clones. We can't really notice this in the Original Trilogy but it's clear in the many Disney movies/series phase 1 and phase 2 Stormtrooper aren't clones.
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Did Jango Fett hate Jedi?

He let his resentment toward the Jedi cloud his judgment and a whole army of clones paid the price, even though the Mandalorian-Jedi conflict had nothing to do with them. Yet, the clones were essential to the downfall of the Jedi in Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith. Jango hated the Jedi for what they took from him.
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Why are clones Australian?

The clones are supposed to sound Kiwi, as Tem Morrison is a New Zealander. But Dee Bradley Baker gave the clones an Australian accent in TCW instead, which is a bit ironic and funny.
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